Coronavirus: 'Wrong time to lift restrictions' says Greenhalgh

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In the week up to March 12, Office of National Statistics (ONS) data said around one in 21 has coronavirus last week, or 3.28 million people. It comes as remaining travel restrictions are lifted on Friday, and weeks after Boris Johnson announced the end of domestic restrictions.

In their weekly update, the ONS said Covid infection rates in the elderly are at their highest ever point.

In the week ending March 12, 3.5 percent of over-70’s had the virus, beating out the 3.12 percent seen at the start of January. 

The ONS also held around one in 20 in English private households are thought to have Covid, equal to around 2.7 million. 

That was up from one in 25, or 2.1 million people, recorded for the previous week to March 5.

Meanwhile, the ONS holds in Wales, the estimate is up from 97,900 people, or one in 30, to 125,400 people, or one in 25.

In Scotland, 376,300 people are estimated to have Covid in the week ending March 12, or one in 14, rising from 299,900 people, or one in 18.

In Scotland, 376,300 people are estimated to have Covid in the week ending March 12, or one in 14, rising from 299,900 people, or one in 18.

The ONS said the situation in Northern Ireland is “uncertain”, but estimated 136,600 people likely to have had Covid, or one in 14, down slightly from 143,800 people, or one in 13.

They also shared hospital admissions for children under the age of 15 were more than double the peak recorded in the week ending January 17, 2021.

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